Are You Raising Entitled Kids?
“No one ever takes their rental car to the carwash. They don’t own it.” I heard this quote at a leadership conference years ago. It never really resonated until I had kids. That is, when it really hit home. I think responsibility is learned through discipline. To be honest, I needed to learn responsibility to […]
Continue readingMy Super Bowl Dream Came True!
“Wow, you were at the Super Bowl!? How was it???” That has been the most common asked question of me this past week. What can I say? Amazing! Exhilarating! Fun! A dream come true?! Yes. All of those. But I want to focus on that last one: a dream come true! If you had asked me when I was 10 […]
Continue readingThe Importance of Consistent Family Meetings
We have all been a part of new teams, groups or companies that begin fresh, full of hopes and promises with lots of great ideas. And after many platitudes are exchanged, everyone goes their separate ways – never to speak of these ambitions again. Then towards the end of the season or the new year, […]
Continue readingHow To Better Communicate And LISTEN To Your Teenagers
As our children are growing up, Lisa and I have recognized the importance of creating a safe place to land – especially for our teens. And it’s been hard, because I want to talk! I want to fix! I want to give my opinion! But on the flip side, they just want to be heard. […]
Continue readingAct Your Way Out of A Feeling
One of the things we talk about in our group workshops, is that we only have 168 hours in a week. Nobody gets more time, nobody gets less. We all have the same. Therefore, it is important that we are intentional with our time and our attention. Whatever it is that we give our attention […]
Continue readingWhat Coaching My Kids Taught Me About Myself
As I was driving my boys to football practice the other night, I got to thinking… I began coaching my own kids 10 years ago when my twins Dominic and Carly played co-ed Kindergarten soccer. I think back to then and realize the most difficult thing to do is coach my own kids. As an […]
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